Angel Yin

Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Angel Yin
Yin in 2015
Personal information
Born (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship2nd: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipT4: 2018
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 2019
Women's British OpenT6: 2023
Evian ChampionshipT20: 2023

Amateur career

Yin won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women's Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open (also the second youngest in history).[2]

In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup.[3]

Professional

Yin posted five top-5 finishes in 2017.[4] Her "powerful swing and ebullient personality" brought her attention from Juli Inkster, U.S. Solheim Cup captain, who named Yin as a captain's pick for the 2017 Solheim Cup. She became the youngest player on either team.[3][5] She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches. On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory. Yin started off the 2019 season tying for fourth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 27, 2019.[6]

At the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai in her 159th start, Yin finally broke through for her first win on the LPGA Tour defeating Lilia Vu in a playoff, with Yin birdieing the first extra hole. Earlier in the year, Vu defeated Yin on the first playoff hole at the Chevron Championship.

Personal life

Yin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Michelle Liu, a businesswoman who immigrated to the U.S. from China, caddied for Yin when she was still an amateur. Yin attended Arcadia High School, but finished her diploma online.[5][7]

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 October 15, 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai 70-69-65-70=274 −14 Playoff United States Lilia Vu 315,000

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Chevron Championship United States Lilia Vu Vu won with birdie on first extra hole
1 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai United States Lilia Vu Won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T55 73 T21 74 T39 T59 T57 CUT 2
Women's PGA Championship T36 T4 T21 T44 CUT T25 T30
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T2 CUT 6 T51 T20
The Evian Championship ^ CUT T69 CUT NT T48 WD T20
Women's British Open CUT T11 CUT T35 T59 T34 CUT T6

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship01011298
Women's PGA Championship00011376
U.S. Women's Open01012394
The Evian Championship00000163
Women's British Open00001285
Totals02035113926
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2023 Chevron – 2023 Women's British, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times, current)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2017 25 20 0 0 0 5 T5 455,235 44 70.75 31
2018 27 21 0 1 1 4 2 667,423 30 71.87 72
2019 24 19 0 1 0 3 T2 755,784 28 71.16 43
2020 12 10 0 0 0 0 T17 106,122 84 71.90 62
2021 22 14 0 0 1 5 T3 494,539 42 72.18 105
2022 25 16 0 0 1 1 T3 384,589 65 71.86 96
2023 15 14 1 1 0 5 1 1,503,477 9 71.28 45
Totals^ 150 (2017) 114 (2017) 1 3 3 23 1 4,367,169 97

Official as of October 15, 2023[8][9][10]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2013595[11]
2014704[12]
2015n/a[13]
2016245[14]
201746[15]
201839[16]
201942[17]
202077[18]
202195[19]
2022138[20]
202321^[21]

^ as of October 23, 2023

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career 9 5–3–1 2–0–1 0–0–0 3–3–0 5.5 61.1
2017 3 1–1–1 0–0–1 halved w/ K. Icher 1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 6&5
lost w/ L. Salas 4&2
1.5 50.0
2019 3 2–1–0 1–0–0 def. A. Muñoz 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ A. McDonald 7&5
lost w/ A. McDonald 2 dn
2 66.7
2023 3 2–1–0 1–0–0 def. C. Boutier 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ C. Knight 2 up
lost w/ A. Ewing 4&2
2 66.7

References

  1. Mell, Randall (August 5, 2017). "Yin plays her way into Solheim consideration". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. Brumer, Andy (February 6, 2017). "Angel Yin... Hitting it from Here to Heaven". Fore. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 5, 2017). "Breaking down the 2017 Solheim Cup Team USA roster scenarios". Golfweek.
  4. Mickey, Lisa D. (June 30, 2018). "Even in blazing heat and 5 shots back, Angel Yin is chill at KPMG Women's PGA". ESPN.
  5. "Precocious Yin, 19, establishing herself on LPGA Tour". The San Diego Tribune. March 19, 2018.
  6. Cleveland.com "Nelly Korda wins Women's Australian Open 2019: Final results, leaderboard" February 17, 2019
  7. Merrill, Elizabeth (August 17, 2017). "American teen Angel Yin just having fun in her Solheim Cup debut". ESPN.
  8. "Angel Yin stats". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. "Angel Yin results". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  10. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  20. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  21. "Women's World Golf Rankings". October 23, 2023.
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